ACAN: Industrial Consumption of Energy Data for Canadian Industry

The department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has a requirement to review and analyze confidential industrial energy-use and production data collected by Statistics Canada. In addition, NRCan requires that this detailed information be maintained in a database so that NRCan can assess and report on the long-term impacts of energy efficiency and energy consumption trends in Canada’s industrial sectors. This work is necessary to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and long-term continuity of energy and production data used by NRCan to monitor energy efficiency trends, assess greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and evaluate energy consumption in Canada’s industrial sectors. The requirement includes acquiring, reviewing and analyzing preliminary and finalized energy and production data, preparing confidential datasets and reports. In addition, the work involves maintaining a secure industrial energy-use and production database, contributing technical expertise at CIPEC Data Day, and providing factorization analysis (activity, structure, weather, service level, and capacity utilization effects) to assess changes in energy use within industrial sub-sectors.